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Question		Answer
suspicious start learning		dubious
a stroll start learning		a walk
a utility pole start learning		‘elektriciteitspaal’
a detour start learning		alternate route, ‘omleiding’
a raccoon start learning		‘wasbeer’
a clerk start learning		an employee, a worker, ‘bediende’
an intersection start learning		a junction, ‘kruispunt’
Ave start learning		avenue
hillbilly start learning		country
people will hear it on the grapevine start learning		word’s gonna get around
caught red-handed start learning		op heterdaad betrapt worden
shades start learning		sunglasses
remotely start learning		‘afgelegen’
to contend with start learning		to compete with someone to try to get something you want, ‘wedijveren met’
to seize start learning		to take hold of something, quickly, firmly and forcefully, ‘veroveren’
to dwindle start learning		to shrink, to become weaker, ‘afnemen’
a rogue start learning		someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage, ‘schurk’
the last frontier start learning		Alaska
to shun start learning		to deliberately avoid or keep away from something or someone, ‘vermijden’
to barter start learning		to exchange goods for other goods, rather than selling them for money, ‘aan ruilhandel doen’
to sprawl start learning		to cover a large area of land, ‘uitstrekken’
to wander start learning		to travel without intending to go into a certain direction, without a goal, ‘rondzwerven’
harsh start learning		severe
indigenous start learning		natives, aboriginals
non-indigenous start learning		<-> natives, aboriginals
an outlaw start learning		a bandit
the outback start learning		‘binnenland’
barren start learning		‘dor’
desolate start learning		deserted
a dwelling start learning		‘een woning’
a dugout start learning		an underground shelter
an orphanage start learning		‘weeshuis’
eccentric start learning		unconventional, odd, wacky
shooing away start learning		scaring away
alluring start learning		desirable
vastness start learning		wideness
a jagged hill start learning		‘grillige heuvel’
a cemetery start learning		a graveyard
a mineshaft start learning		‘mijnschaft’
to fossick start learning		to search for gold
impassable start learning		‘onbegaanbaar’
to come into the fold start learning		to feel as if you belong
tardy start learning		arriving late
to revolve around start learning		has the subject, to be about
snappy start learning		short & funny
sharp start learning		disapproving, critical
intended start learning		meant
quaint start learning		attractive because it is unusual or old-fashioned, picturesque
denominations start learning		different religious groups
a slice of start learning		‘een doorsnede van’
cutesy start learning		too cute
a running gag start learning		a joke that is repeated
to assault start learning		to attack
to glimpse start learning		to see someone or something very briefly and not very well
to nail it right on the head start learning		to say it exactly right
to alienate start learning		to make someone feel ashamed
an equivalent start learning		an alternative
to defy start learning		to openly resist or refuse to obey
mocked start learning		ridiculed, scorned, taunted, laughed at, made fun of
layered start learning		‘gelaagd’
to intrigue start learning		to fascinate
trope start learning		figurative or metaphorical use of a word
petty start learning		unimportant
minutia start learning		very small details
to wring your hands over start learning		to be upset
a float start learning		a decorated truck in a parade
furtiveness start learning		secretiveness
a buffoon start learning		a clown
small-minded start learning		conservative, narrow-minded, prejudiced
to reinforce start learning		to strengthen, to consolidate
to embark on a journey start learning		‘een reis maken’
amid start learning		in the middle of
heritage tourism start learning		getting visitors onto the back roads looking for historic churches, quilt barns and traditional crafts
geotourism start learning		preserving local culture
slow food movement start learning		getting people off the interstate and into small-town restaurants, where local cafés serve up their own specialties
authentic tourism start learning		attracting visitors who like to see things just the way they are
agritourism start learning		visiting a farm or a ranch
pagan start learning		religious beliefs which are, in this case, not Christian
quaint start learning		picturesque
thatched cottages start learning		cottages with a roof made of straw
impoverished-nobility start learning		aristocracy that has lost its money
prosperous start learning		successful
uncouth start learning		lacking good manners
a badger start learning		a mammal with grey and black stripes (weasel family), ‘das’
mangled start learning		damaged
a manor house start learning		‘herenhuis’
a time warp start learning		result of time travel
musty start learning		dusty, moldy
to marvel at start learning		to be amazed
a canopy start learning		roof of leaves from trees
slate shingles start learning		‘leien dakpannen’
antidote start learning		‘tegengif’
to perish start learning		to disappear
to acquire start learning		to obtain, ‘verwerven’
threadbare start learning		becoming thin and tattered with age
quirky start learning		odd and unpredictable
mothballed start learning		because of a crash in the industry, people stopped using the Cotswolds for sheep farming
a ghost town start learning		a town permanently abandoned by its inhabitants
deserted start learning		‘verlaten’
abandoned start learning		‘verlaten’
(sub)urban sprawl start learning		the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into previously remote and rural areas
to commute start learning		‘pendelen’
to herald start learning		to announce
generic start learning		universal, common
transcended start learning		went beyond
to relate to start learning		to identify with
community centre start learning		buurthuis
townhall start learning		stadhuis, gemeentehuis
town square start learning		stadsplein, dorpsplein
are located just outside the city centre start learning		‘bevinden zich net buiten het stadscentrum
hilly start learning		heuvelachtig
is situated on the coast start learning		is gelegen aan de kust
on the banks of the river start learning		aan de oevers van de rivier
within walking distance of... start learning		binnen wandelafstand van...
X km northwest of... start learning		X km ten noordwesten van...
densely/sparsely populated start learning		dichtbevolkt/dunbevolkt
mayor and alderman start learning		burgemeester en schepen
town council start learning		gemeenteraad
street worker start learning		straathoekwerkers
charming start learning		charmant
desolate start learning		verlaten, troosteloos
lush start learning		weelderig
peaceful start learning		vredig, rustig
picturesque start learning		pittoresk
absolutely awful start learning		werkelijk vreselijk, afschuwelijk
completely peaceful start learning		compleet vredig, zeer rustig
totally hideous start learning		echt afschuwelijk, afzichtelijk
quite charming start learning		best charmant, heel charmant
utterly beautiful start learning		ontzettend mooi
exceptionally brilliant start learning		uitzonderlijk briljant
incredibly wealthy start learning		onvoorstelbaar rijk
highly successful start learning		zeer succesvol, uiterst succesvol
highly intelligent start learning		hoogst intelligent, zeer intelligent
highly likely start learning		zeer waarschijnlijk, naar alle waarschijnlijkheid
highly unlikely start learning		hoogst onwaarschijnlijk
bitterly disappointed start learning		ernstig teleurgesteld, bitter teleurgesteld
bitterly unhappy start learning		zeer ongelukkig
bitterly cold start learning		bitter koud

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